Turdulisoma cf turdulorum Mauriès, 1964

Status:

Unknown

ID Difficulty

Identification

Another species, about 12 mm long, superficially similar to Craspedosoma rawlinsii, but differing in structure of male gonopods. 

Although morphologically identical in appearence to T. cf helenreadae, males are readily identified by their distinctive gonopods. A brief description, with figures, is provided by Owen & Gregory (2021).

This appears to be a new species (Jörg Spelda, pers. comm.).

Christian Owen
Keith Lugg
Keith Lugg
Keith Lugg
Keith Lugg
Keith Lugg
Liam Olds
Liam Olds
Steve Gregory

Distribution and Habitat

First found in 2017 at a woodland site near Bridgend, South Wales, T. cf turdulorum is currently known from five sites, each in a different valley, along a 20 km stretch from Neath Port Talbot to Bridgend (Owen & Gregory, 2021).

BRC code

44

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